N.J. RB Keshon Farmer back on the market, talks playing with Eddie Lewis and more

New Milford RB Keshon Farmer ( Larry Murphy | For The Times of Trenton)

By Todderick Hunt | NJ Advanced Media for NJ.com

Former Peddie (Hightstown, N.J.) running back Keshon Farmer's future appeared to be set as he embarked on his journey to Navy Prep, where he'd prepare for FBS football, and a full-fledged military lifestyle.

However, there were a number of obstacles that made him eventually change his course, which led to him transferring to Milford Academy (New Berlin, N.Y.) prior to the 2017 season.

A 5-7, 165-pound post-graduate running back, Farmer has largely been overlooked due to his size despite being one of the most electric players in the state last year. He even made MaxPreps's national top 10 plays of the week due to this effort:

But Navy provided him an opportunity to play FBS ball, when others were too shy to pull the trigger.

Farmer spent three weeks in basic training with no communication to the outside world. And things began to unravel soon after that.

"There were a few gray areas that my recruiter didn't really tell me about 100 percent. Not just me, some of the other recruit as well didn't know what we were getting ourselves into," he said. "And then, after boot camp once we got our phones back, I talked to Coach (Chris) Malleo over at Peddie, I talked to my parents and I was kind of getting some information.